India, Armenia have common ideas of governance: Harivansh

The Indian Parliamentary delegation led by Ràjya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh held bilateral meeting with the Parliamentary delegation of Armenia on the sidelines of Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Geneva,Switzerland.

“India and Armenia have common ideas of governance which gives an opportunity to collaborate and share experience on the journey of the two countries. India and Armenia have rich cultural heritages and the two countries could further enhance focus on promoting cultural exchanges, such as art exhibitions, film festivals, and academic collaborations,” said Harivansh who is attending the 148th Assembly of IPU.

The RS Deputy Chairman also met the president of IPU  Dr. Tulia Ackson,



Speaker of the National Assembly of the United Republic of Tanzania.

The delegation is comprised of five members from Rajya Sabha , namely , S. Niranjan Reddy, Sujeet Kumar, Dr. Ashok Mittal, Dr. Prashanta Nanda and Smt. Sumitra Balmik.

Indian parliamentary delegation also held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of IPU with the parliamentary delegation of Armenia led by Hakob Arshakyan, Vice President of the National Assembly of Armenia.

Appreciating Armenia’s valuable support extended to India in all its multilateral initiatives, Harivansh said that the strong partnership between two countries continues to grow and expand into multiple areas of cooperation.